It's only Carpal Tunnel, whatever that is...

So I've been undergoing a few tests lately, since my mom was diagnosed with MS when she was about my age, and I've had a few similar symptoms. After a normal MRI, then a nerve conduction study, it turns out that it's carpal tunnel syndrome instead. Everybody says, "Oh, that's good - what a relief!" I've been thinking, "But what is it?" I'm already familiar with MS, and fortunately Mom's has been totally managable. But yes, MS is a "permanent" condition, while the other is fixable, I believe. So I just have to learn what it is, and what to do about it. That and stop picking up all the heavy library and text books at work.

That's the other thing that I've been so crazy busy with. Last week (the last week of school, complete with performances & class graduations, etc., etc.,) was NUTS at work too, and I was in there today pulling together the curriculum room, and running some inventory reports for both that and my library. (I finished with the library the week before that.) I'll probably have to spend a few more days at school, but they don't have to be right away. My next project is to prepare for a workshop I'm helping to teach in a couple of weeks, on "How to Start a Charter School library." I just have to remember I have that coming up.



We did take Friday afternoon (early-out day) and go to Thanksgiving Point to the Children's Gardens so the kids could get wet, and play around. We took cousin Ethen with us, and I read my book while they played and ran around.

Jason had his book recital on Saturday - a kind of last minute decision, but he did fantastic. Our piano teacher is quiting, last week was her last week. Thanks to Joye Barney, who has taught all of our children during these last couple of years. We'll miss her teaching. That had me scrambling to find a teacher asap, but I finally decided I could allow myself to take the month of June to look for one, and teach them myself as best I can. I can do it for a little while...wish me luck!

Other than that, we had a great weekend with my sis-in-law, Sherlyn & kids, (except that Kimberly was sick on Friday & Sat, and cousin Cassaundra was sick on Sunday, so they had to wait until last night & today to get together, both healthy so they could enjoy one another's company!) My brother Jacob & his son Ethen were here too. My brother Mark joined us for a little bit Sunday night, after his busy weekend helping his father-in-law with the Superbike World Championships, a once in a lifetime experience for him. Yesterday we mostly lazed around, on our first official day of summer vacation. By the afternoon, Samuel was saying, "Mom, I'm SO BORED!" Yikes, this is going to be a long summer! We did attempt organizing our weekly/daily schedule, but that's a work in progress.

Also yesterday we got Gregory signed up for his summer school classes. He'll start those the week after High Adventure Scout camp, the last week of June, and go pretty much every day for the rest of summer vacation. Whew.

So now I go fix dinner, and get ready to go to the Enrichment activity: "An Evening with Chocolate and Friends" - don't you wish you were going with me?!